Georgia Softball Rallies in Game Two Against Mississippi State to Win

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Georgia Softball Rallies in Game Two Against Mississippi State to Win

Sydni Emanuel
Sydni Emanuel

 
 
After Caroline Seitz’s second grand slam of the weekend, the game seemed identical to Friday nights. However, instead of letting that hit define the game, Georgia rallied together, came back and defeated Mississippi State 7-6 to take game two of the series.
 
 

Amanda Ablan winds up
Amanda Ablan winds up

 
 
Amanda Ablan started for Georgia and pitched 4.1 innings. She walked nine batters and struck out five while also giving up five hits and six runs. Mary Wilson-Avant relieved her in the middle of the fifth inning. Avant completed the game and received the win improving her record to 6-6. She pitched 2.2 innings striking out two batters and giving up three hits.
 
 
Georgia struck first in the game with two runs in the second inning. Alysen Febrey set up Maeve McGuire to score on a wild pitch. Mahlena O’Neal reached on a fielder’s choice sending Febrey home making it 2-0. Mississippi State answered in the top of the third, but Georgia extended its lead to 3-1 after a Lacy Sumerlin double sent Sydni Emanuel in to score.
 
 

Alysen Febray
Alysen Febray

 
 
However, Mississippi State responded with a five-run fourth inning, taking control of the game. MSU recorded three hits, including the grand slam, and three walks during the inning. Instead of bowing down and accepting fate, Georgia took matters into its own hand putting up four unanswered runs in the final three innings . The defining moment was a S. Emanuel diving catch to end the sixth innings after MSU looked to capture the series by loading the bases.
 
 

Head coach Lu Harris-Champer
Head coach Lu Harris-Champer

 
 
“Sydni’s catch was outstanding, that’s a game changer and that’s how you win games,” Coach Lu Harris-Champer said. “That was a selfless team leader that she is and I am proud of her for going out there and getting the job done, it was clutch.”
 
 

The ball jumps off Maeve McGuire's back headed for the right center field fence
The ball jumps off Maeve McGuire’s back headed for the right center field fence

 
 
Georgia’s offense posted 11 hits versus State’s eight. Cortni, S. Emanuel, Alyssa DiCarlo, and Febrey posted two hits apiece as they each played key roles in the game. However, McGuire led the team with two runs scored and two RBI’s as she hit a home run in the fifth to start Georgia’s comeback.
 
 
The series stands at 1-1 with the teams meeting for game three on Sunday at 2 p.m.
 
 
 
 

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Savannah Leigh is a recent graduate of the Grady College of Journalism at the University of Georgia. She is an avid SEC, Dawgs, and college football fan. She also adores her four-year-old black lab, Champ Bailey.